AUTHOR: Robert TITLE: This is my Utopia DATE: 9/27/2003 10:46:00 AM ----- BODY: And I thought this was gonna be an "A" Picture! -Bob Hope to Dorothy Lamour, upon Bing Crosby's entrance into the scene.Road to Utopia, 1946 I was listening to my iPod last night, which incidentally after all these months still makes me do "the gay pause™" and say "!...fabulous" and there's this song from Alanis Morisette called "Utopia" -- its really beautiful. I love the way she turns a phrase. Funny -- I wouldn't consider myself like this Huge Fan of Alanis, but then every song I hear of hers -- if I sit and listen to it -- well, they're just really great, very moving, very well written... and then I decided to put the lyrics to it on the Blog here, because its a very poetic song. I searched on the internet, and lo and behold, I found the lyrics -- on one of the most popular Arabic Radio Station's websites. You hear that, Bushy? These here words below were reprinted on them thar Arab's websites! Gasp! They must be human.
UTOPIA Album: Under Rug Swept Artist: Alanis Morisette we'd gather around all in a room fasten our belts engage in dialogue we'd all slow down rest without guilt not lie without fear disagree sans judgement we would stay and respond and expand and include and allow and forgive and enjoy and evolve and discern and inquire and accept and admit and divulge and open and reach out and speak up This is utopia this is my utopia This is my ideal my end in sight Utopia this is my utopia This is my nirvana My ultimate we'd open our arms we'd all jump in we'd all coast down into safety nets we would share and listen and support and welcome be propelled by passion not invest in outcomes we would breathe and be charmed and amused by difference be gentle and make room for every emotion we'd provide forums we'd all speak out we'd all be heard we'd all feel seen we'd rise post-obstacle more defined more grateful we would heal be humbled and be unstoppable we'd hold close and let go and know when to do which we'd release and disarm and stand up and feel safe this is utopia this is my utopia this is my ideal my end in sight utopia this is my utopia this is my nirvana my ultimate
Now, isn't that a beautiful song? Wow. If you want to hear what it sounds like, click on Alanis Morisette's name above, click on the "Music" link at the top of the page, choose the album "Under Rug Swept" and then the last track is "Utopia". I'd suggest clicking on the little link at the bottom of the page that says "track: xxxxxxxxx" and turning the music off, otherwise you'll be hearing two songs at once. ----- --------